Pope Leo III (795–816) – Crowned Charlemagne as Emperor, Italy. • Pope Urban II (1088–1099) – Initiated the First Crusade, France. • Pope Innocent III (1198–1216) – Influential in ...

The custom began in the 1100s when Pope Innocent III described hues to be used during specific liturgical proceedings. Liturgy is a form of public religious worship within the different ...

To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice." Pope Innocent III described the document as "illegal, unjust, harmful to royal rights and shameful to the English people" and ...

In Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, elated worshipers and priests celebrated their immediate sense of connection with Pope Leo. “We are the home parish of the pope!” said the Rev. Gosbert ...

The images of then-Bishop Robert Francis Prevost in the muddy aftermath of severe flooding in northern Peru in 2023 offer a glance at a man the world now knows as Pope Leo XIV. Photos of "a pope ...

By James Barron Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll meet a bakery owner who has put pictures of Pope Leo XIV on cookies. We’ll also get details on a warning from Transportation Secretary ...

As soon as Cardinal Dominique Mamberti stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and declared, “I announce to you a great joy: We have a pope!” the just-elected Pope Leo XIV of Chicago ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first "Regina Caeli" prayer at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday. The newly elected holy father delivered the message just hours after visiting the tomb of his ...

How lucky Ira Madison III fans are to be witnessing his pop culture ... Random House released Madison’s debut essay collection, Pure Innocent Fun, a national bestseller (named after a NeNe ...

Pope Leo XIV was welcomed as the newest pontiff by a sea of faithful and an uninterrupted view of St. Peter’s Square on Thursday. Conversely, Pope Leo, born Robert Francis Prevost, introduced ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago will host a celebration at Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, on June 14 to honor Pope Leo XIV, according to a statement released by the archdiocese.

VATICAN CITY — Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world will gather in Vatican City on Sunday as Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV presides over his inauguration Mass, which will ...